Oscoda Charter Township, Michigan is a small rural community located in northern Michigan. It has a population of approximately 2,000 people and is the birthplace of two famous American heroes, astronaut Gus Grissom and singer/songwriter Bob Seger. The health care needs of the area are well catered for by local hospitals and medical facilities. Oscoda Regional Medical Center provides comprehensive medical care and offers an emergency department as well as diagnostic imaging services and laboratory services. The Oscoda Medical Clinic also provides family medicine, women's health care, mental health services, physical therapy and primary care. In addition to these two facilities there are several locally owned pharmacies, home health agencies, rehabilitation centers and long term care facilities available in the town. This ensures that residents have access to high quality healthcare close to home without having to travel far or wait for extended periods of time for treatment.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Oscoda charter. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Oscoda charter area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Oscoda charter area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Oscoda charter area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Oscoda charter commutes Unlock minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Oscoda charter area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.